John Ogilvie (saint)

Saint John Ogilvie SJ
John Ogilvie
Martyr
Born	1580[1] Drumnakeith, Banffshire, Scotland
Died	10 March 1615(1615-03-10) (aged 34–35) Glasgow Cross, Scotland
Cause of death	Execution by Hanging
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	22 December 1929, Rome, Vatican City by Pius XI
Canonized	17 October 1976, Rome, Vatican City by Paul Vl
Feast	10 March

John Ogilvie, SJ (1580 – 10 March 1615) was a Scottish Jesuit priest. For his work in service to a persecuted Catholic community in 17th century Scotland, and in being hanged for his faith, he became the only post-Reformation Scottish saint.

Ogilvie was brought up a Calvinist and sent to continental Europe to further his education. His interest piqued by the popular debates going on between Catholic and Calvinist scholars, he took up studies with the Benedictines, and then with the Jesuits. He became a Jesuit and was sent to Scotland, where he worked among the few Catholics in the area of Glasgow. Arrested after less than a year, he was hanged at Glasgow Cross in 1615.